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THE NEW YORKER, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
Honey Week
New York's beekeepers, honey-smiths, and
sweets lovers unite for an annual honey
binge. In years past, the gathering has
been only one day long, but this time it
lasts for a week, through Sept. 14. Liquid
gold is examined from culinary, educa-
tional, environmental, and kid-friendly
perspectives. Events include honey-themed
dinners, honey tastings, cooking classes,
beekeeping classes, cocktail hours, tours o
local apiaries, workshops, and discussions.
A sweet spot is Honey Fest, a free day-
long celebration on Rockaway Beach, on
Sept. 13. It includes the Be a Bee Parade
(there's a costume-making workshop earlier
in the week), as well food, drinks, live music,
arts and crafts, and a marketplace o local
goodies that will put Burt's Bees to shame.
(For more info, visit nychoneyweek.com.)
"We'll Have What She's Having"
Twenty- ive years ago this July, "When
Harry Met Sally" opened in theatres.
Written by Nora Ephron and directed
by Rob Reiner, the movie follows loosely
in the steps o Woody Allen, telling the
stories o self-absorbed, neurotic, and
humorous New Yorkers who are looking
for love (a tradition since upheld by shows
like "Seinfeld" and "Sex and the City"). It
features an uproarious (and, at the time,
risqué) scene in which Sally (Meg Ryan)
demonstrates a fake orgasm for Harry
(Billy Crystal) at Katz's Delicatessen.
"I'll have what she's having," remarks an
older female onlooker (Estelle Reiner).
Paying homage to this seminal rom-com,
Forced Meme Productions presents an
Readings and Talks
"Brooklyn Voices"
This lecture series, organized by St. Joseph's College and Greenlight Bookstore, pre-
sents a pair o events. On Sept. 10 at 7:30, Greil Marcus discusses his new book, "The
History o Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs," with Sasha Frere-Jones, the pop-music critic for
this magazine. The indie-rock band the Brooklyn What will perform. On Sept. 16, also
at 7:30, David Mitchell, the author o "Cloud Atlas," talks about his latest novel, "The
Bone Clocks." (Tuohy Auditorium, St. Joseph's College, 245 Clinton Ave., Brooklyn.
greenlightbookstore.com.)
"Ocean of Poets"
Betsy Andrews, Jen Coleman, and Niki Koulouris read from their new books o poetry
about the sea. (Housing Works Bookstore Café, 126 Crosby St. 212-334-3324. Sept. 11 at 7.)
"On Elena Ferrante"
The translator Ann Goldstein (an editor at this magazine) and the writers Roxana
Robinson and Stacey D'Erasmo consider the mysterious Italian novelist, whose latest
book, "Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay," has just been published in English, in
Goldstein's translation. (The Center for Fiction, 17 E. 47th St. 212-755-6710. Sept. 16 at 7.)
George Herms
The Los Angeles-based artist, a member o the Beat Generation long noted for his
assemblages, is in town to discuss "The River Book," the irst comprehensive survey
o his career. He'll be in conversation with the critic John Yau. (Strand Book Store,
Broadway at 12th St. 212-473-1452. Sept. 16 at 7.)
interactive screening o the ilm that
includes drink specials, movie trivia,
food from Mile End Delicatessen, and a
ra le. (Bell House, 149 7th St., Brooklyn.
718-643-6510. Sept. 10.)
Auctions and Antiques
With the calendar turning to autumn,
the auction houses get back to business.
The season kicks o with a week o sales
o Asian art: Chinese bronzes, Indian
modernist paintings, Tibetan Buddhas.
At Christie's, opening day (Sept. 16) is
split between Chinese landscape painting,
in the morning, and South Asian pieces,
mostly devotional, in the afternoon; one
o the more striking works in the latter
sale is an eighteenth-century mandala from
Tibet, rendered in brilliant emerald and
ruby tones. (20 Rockefeller Plaza, at 49th
St. 212-636-2000.) • Sotheby's opens its
Asian auctions on Sept. 16, with a brie
review o eight elegant Song Dynasty
ceramics from a Japanese collection, led
by a pale-green jug carved with stylized
illustrations o boys at play---a popular
theme that was meant to evoke thoughts
o wealth and male progeny. Chinese
bronzes, textiles, and jades follow. (York
Ave. at 72nd St. 212-606-7000.) • Doyle,
the go-to auction house for the estates o
colorful New York personalities, is selling
o memorabilia and personal items---in-
cluding a pair o silk pajamas---from the
collection o John Perona, the founder o
the El Morocco night club, famed for its
strong cocktails, zebra-striped décor, and
starry clientele (Sept. 16). (175 E. 87th St.
212-427-2730.)
AB VE
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NEW EVENT!
JULIANNA MARGULIES TALKS
WITH JOSHUA ROTHMAN
Executive decisions.
Saturday, October 11th
10 . Sheen Center
18 Bleecker Street ($40)
How to PurchASE TICKETS
Tickets for The New Yorker
Festival will go on sale at 12 noon
E.T. on Friday, September 12th,
at newyorker.com/festival.
As an exclusive offer for
MasterCard cardholders, tickets
to all Festival events will be made
available beginning at 11 E.T.
on Thursday, September 11th, and
continuing through 11 E T on
Friday, September 12th. While
supplies last. (Online only at
newyorker.com/festival.)
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ILLUSTRATION BY BRUCE McCALL
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